Here’s another way the New England Patriots will remind the NFL of their status as reigning Super Bowl winners.
A special “Super Bowl LIII Champions” patch will adorn the Patriots’ jerseys Sunday at Gillette Stadium when they open their 2019 regular season against the Pittsburgh Steelers. NESN.com’s Zach Cox shared a photo of the Super Bowl patch Wednesday morning via Twitter.
Here’s a look at the jersey patch the Patriots will wear Sunday night against the Steelers. pic.twitter.com/suuDuCBuQM
— Zack Cox (@zm_cox) September 4, 2019
The patch is one of many ways the Patriots will commemorate last season’s championship Sunday. New England will unfurl its sixth Super Bowl winners’ banner during a pregame ceremony prior to kickoff at Gillette Stadium.
The Patriots then will begin their title defense in earnest, with the intention of avoiding an outcome similar to their Week 1 loss against the Kansas City Chief in the 2017 season opener.
